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Bobby Ocean, KYUU San Francisco, July 13, 1984 Pt.2 (0:47:33)

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… . . . if a mistake is ever made, we have our official NBC Scapegoat, Sally, our lady of perpetual sorrow . . . …

[Description by Uncle Ricky, contributed by Mike Miles]

Bobby Ocean’s otherwise perfect and professional performance is sabotaged by a defective tape device in Part Two of this KYUU radio show from July 13, 1984. Bobby takes it all in stride with good humor and a determination to obtain an “official” apology as quickly as possible.

Flash forward 28 years: When the computer stops working, pretty much everything is broken. But that comfortable old-time technology allowed many more things to go wrong. How much do we miss tape carts, really? Nevertheless, this particular incident is terribly amusing, and when Bobby tries again, dead air says quite a bit. Wouldn’t you think NBC would have had better-maintained tapes and machines?

I love the way Bobby turns a technical difficulty into a gag, and an opportunity for fun — Instant Replay and all!

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